Telegram-herald., 1887-03-21
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tbs Cifg of Anlstez5sla HDl.aDa Noy. it
ls5e. 4na Is osnses 1e1ily - EAe pElsas -
nls. he 49, seat - scaool at : sssy ezFis
Asr. feoesvlas s1eh 2ossnt4ses - Tie bsst
prigsts schools u : l2rxs ely ef9s,isd.
WBsn slsht wears Il as. Has panSnis 3a.nea
IA the very interesting ooloalzksisa NOSE
msnt shi0h originated Niih Rev DT Van
kaSyle. and resulted ID he prosperous seEise-
Hens II tioianCsr "a tie aesserp part ~
cur state. ia tie SgElas O. iszI they ieft
Europe and settled With tAe eas-y eo-onssls
A. Holland II Otl4~z county.
his lzsAef sAs one II the original Eve
trglstees Of thai city. snd sh8Nsd ias own
love fQf education, D l44lns "a chsEse no
provision Tor tie Ersg school IA the clt0ny
Nsshin thres months irosl thslF ARRIVAL IA
the woods they had . school ranaiBg sith
81 American teacher IL charge. The isa-
iiy MAS soon lelt iztherless aud in greatly
reduced circumstances Bat tie iaofhzr
Dad an equal love Tor lc4Tuine. ALL every
opportunity i9f education was ess-riy
selxed up3n snt Improved. MDen 80 -s5i.
the latin school Va opened under tie care
~ NJ. Waiter i Taylor. that which AAs
grown into Hope to,ic.e-the subject "a
this sketch Was one 90 the boys thzt eom-
posed the hrsi class of that institution.
Al the aee 0f fifteen. LewAs ready sor col
leee. and entered Rutgers Coliegs, a. New
Brunswick. \. j.. where he graduated IA
loos. Entering the Theological Seminary
Of the Reformed Dutch cAurch 20 that place,
be completed his eiucauon IA lhsl. beng
- years Old TIE VA had iusi broken oct.
lie had received some time before. n call
from the Reformed church OF Grand Haven
then one Of the largest and mos. prominent
Of the churches Of the Hoiiandefs in the
West The consideration of The call was
postponed until the question Of duty in
connection with the civil conflict could be
cOnscientiously settled. The male mem
bers Of the family then consisted of
stepfather and three boys. the
youngest Of whom was lo gears OF
age. The result was that il was decided
that the father and younger brother. now
DR.. a. NandeTveen. OF Grand Haven, should
60 10 the war, and our newly fledgec min.
lister should take care of the family They
enlisted in the Eighth Michigan Infantry,
and the Rev. {. Nanderyeen was settled at
Grand Haven in October, 1861, where the
family has since resided.
He was there soon elected Township
Superintendent and took an active part ia
furthering educational interests in the viii
lage and town. In 1857 he was elected the
first County Superintendent OF Ottawa
county, holding il till his removal to Grand
elected a member OF the council OF Hope
College. In lS7l he removed TO Holland 10
take charge of the religious organ Of the
Reformed church. published IN that place.
and was a member OF the theological faculty
connected with Hope College.
In 1872 he was nominated for member of
the State Board of Education on the straight
Democratic ticket In 1878 his health
broke down completely under severe labor
nd haG in fts.lr q.
ing bis strength to good degree. Return
ing in 1915 he settled for . few yeas IN g
country charge, and in 1850 accepted call
from the Second Reformed church of Grand
Haven. Elected 10 the School Board there
he served as its Moderator FOR the fuIl term
In 1884 he was placed IN nomination on the
Democratic State ticket rs member Of the
Board of Education. Feeling the need of
rest. he resigned his charge in Grand
Haven in 1855 and spent year in travel
West and East. Since his return he has
been in charge OF the Presbyterian ChUtch
at Montague, MuskegOn county.
Rufus F. Sprsgue, Democratic nominee
for Regent of the State University, is self
made man. He was born near Milan, Mon
roe county. Michigan, July u, lS42. His
mother died when he was FIVE years old
and few years later his father married
again and moved with his family to Seneca
Falls. New York, where young Sprague
attended school until he was fourteen years
old. when he commenced work in the shop
the Summer. continuing school in the
Winter. as many other boys have been
obliged TO DO, until he was seventeen years
old
He was then spprentioed TO learn the tin
ners trade at Bald winsvilie. \ y. and was
diligently applying himself TO this work
when, in April, 1861, yielding 10 patriotic
impulses he enlisted as q private in Com
pany II. Fourteenth Regiment New York
Volunteers, being the first man to enter the
srmy from Baldwinsvile. then a village Of
four thousand inhabitants. He served the
full term of his enlistment. seeking no dis
tinctOn save that of faithful private SOL
der. lie fought under General Mcclellan
on the Peninsula, ana Vas seriously wound
ed at Gsines' Mil.
On being mustered out he was employed
by Wynkoop & Bro, booksellers. OF Syra-
cuse, y. Y, with whom be remained one
year. but being possessed of restless spirit
ne sought his fortune III the oil regions OF
Pennsylvania, and later tried his luck in
the Far West In ls5s. be entered the SER
vice Of Jewett & Crossmau. OF Howell. Mich.
as boOkkeeper. and remained with them for
q period OF years In 1879. in companv
with John u. Norton. OF Pontiac. a distant
reIstive, he opened general store a. Iangs-
ton. NOnIcaliu county, under The firm name
Of Norton & SaraCue. In le12 ne was mar
ried TO Miss 3ollie, daughter of Df.Audfew
Blsnck. of Howell. In 1874. be purchased
Mr. N0uOn's interest. snd later assoc iated
his brother /. ", with him, continuing
the business under The firm name OF Sprsgue
Bros
In ls1f The Grand River sad Creenville
log Ruuninr company was oFEsuized in
opposition 20 ,he OH Fiat River Booming
company aua 8r cyraEIc was elected ssc-
rstsrr and Treasurer Of the rev company.
which p0s zion he has ever since held. In
the Spring oi $50 on account of the illness
0f the Genera. -1refinientent Mr + 4.
Barnard, Mr eprsgBe vas called upon 20
take entire charge rf ile bu-ness incIud-
ing the drive ani SINCE then fne wto'e
mauae- neuf of fbe sfsirs ~ fhis couesnv
has Gsr0lvei upon him. Daring fhe Jog
running season thf company employ fr1la
$3.50 10 80 men, end tne pay fo.i slaognts ~
from SIS 0p 90 s.1H8 rer .noHth
While az Lauas stor he bed t0Hnship Of
Gees Continually I1 4s77 srragua BrGs.
seid their Ianrsfon business and purchased
~ u Bua.. assignee tac hsrI ware EfoCs
0f Iarea & Green ~ Gresrviie ie wtica
business they hare since carried 80 srcosss-
f-iv Hs las been Fre-iisui ~ e1e No-th-
ern Mich gan 4 Efiea eaitslsi society foF i1e
pest Eve wears eud vas reslectei ~ rhe
issr mesfinE ~ fhe sscefr ff8m p con
die9u 0f bankruptcy th's soeis-g. s7dsr fhe
aose nsnaee-ue4t - Nr Serssae. Ees rroHn
faf0 = rTlsl.f "a sn1 IS 1eer.r
free from deot